The Posthumous Papers of the Pickwick Club. With Forty-Three Illustrations, by R. Seymour and "Phiz"
by DICKENS, Charles
- Used
- very good
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- Very Good
- Seller
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Oxford, Oxfordshire, United Kingdom
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About This Item
London: Chapman & Hall, 1837. ~Original half red morocco, marbled paper to boards. Raised bands, gilt decor, and gilt lettering to spine. Spine slightly faded. Mild wear to boards, board edges, and spine. Splitting just starting over rear outer hinge at top spine (1cm). All edges marbled, top edges darkened. 8vo (14 x 22cm). Marbled endpapers. Tiny bookseller's label to inside front board. Endpapers splitting at gutter over inner hinges, but hinges sound. Mild foxing, largely confined to early and late pages. 43 engraved plates, inc. frontis and engraved title page. Without half title, but with 'Directions to Binder' and 4-line errata leaf following p. xiv. Early issue points: 4 stripes to chair in frontis (the engraved title page reads 'Weller' - second plate - rather than 'Veller'); footnote to p. 9; 'E' signature mark to pp. 25 & 27; p.278, l. 40 - 'Samuel' instead of 'Weller'; p.341: 'inbe- / licate'; p. 342, l. 5: 'Veller'. Eckel 1972, 17-58. ~Robust packaging. All UK orders trackable, others on request. . 1st edn. Hardback. Very Good. xvi, 609pp. Binding tight, text unmarked.
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- Bookseller
- St Philip's Books
(GB)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- WW5208
- Title
- The Posthumous Papers of the Pickwick Club. With Forty-Three Illustrations, by R. Seymour and "Phiz"
- Author
- DICKENS, Charles
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Very Good
- Edition
- 1st edn
- Publisher
- Chapman & Hall
- Place of Publication
- London
- Date Published
- 1837
- Size
- xvi, 609pp
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All books are in stock and available for immediate dispatch from the UK.
All orders are despatched the same day where possible, or next business day at the latest, typically using Royal Mail. If you would like us to upgrade to a tracked service, please ask, as these are available, along with Courier / UPS services.
The standard shipping costs shown are calculated for parcels weighing 2.2 LB, or 1 KG. If your parcel is heavier than this or oversized, we may contact you before despatch to request extra shipping charges.
Books may be returned for a full refund of purchase price, including original shipping costs, if an item arrives misdescribed or damaged, provided we are notified within 30 days of receipt.
Please allow for possible extended shipping times due to the impact of the pandemic and related restrictions.
St Philip's Books Ltd, 82 St Aldates, Oxford OX1 1RA, is a limited company (Company no. 07020266, share capital: £1000.00, VAT reg.no. GB717925021) Tel: 01865 202182. Fax: 01865 202184 Email: sales@stphilipsbooks.co.uk. Authorized representative: Christopher Zealley.
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